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19 August 2021

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A Taliban fighter walks past a beauty salon with images of women defaced using spray paint in Shar-e-Naw in Kabul on August 18, 2021.

'Everything I ever thought I would have is gone'

A Kabul university student tells the BBC how she is wiping out all traces of her previous life.

Rescue effort on NYC subway tracks

New York cop rescues man from path of subway train

A bystander captured the harrowing moments after a passenger fell unconscious from the platform.

Men holding hands

Gay and in Afghanistan: 'I could be killed on the spot'

A gay student from Kabul tells Newsbeat how life has changed under the Taliban.

Aaliyah

Aaliyah: 'Her influence is absolutely everywhere'

Her second album, One In A Million, is streaming for the first time, 20 years after her death.

Clive Myrie

Clive Myrie: Becoming host of Mastermind is a big, big job

The journalist may be feeling jittery about his new role but hopes it will reveal his lighter side.

Woman removes wedding ring

Why breaking-up is so hard to do

More people are looking for help in paying for divorces after relationships ended during Covid.

Police at accident stock shot

Two men arrested after three-car crash on M1

Six people are taken to hospital after a collision on the motorway near Lisburn on Thursday night.

Immerse training system

How virtual reality helps to recruit and train staff

VR headsets are making a leap from fun gimmick to serious tool for firms' workforce management.

Choriza May appears on Drag Race UK

New Drag Race UK queens on battles with Brexit and Covid

Newsbeat has spoken to all 12 queens taking part in the new series.

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